Death with Dignity in D.C.
November 18, 2016
Earlier this week the Council of the District of Columbia approved, on the second and final of two required votes, the Death with Dignity Act of 2015. The bill is now on…
D.C. Council Again Passes Death with Dignity Act of 2015
November 15, 2016
Amid all the turmoil in Washington, D.C., right now, two more jurisdictions have joined the ranks of those close to offering the Death with Dignity option to their residents: In an overwhelming vote last week, Colorado voters passed the…
D.C. Council Passes Death with Dignity Act
November 1, 2016
The Council of the District of Columbia today passed the Death with Dignity Act. With a 11 to 2 vote, the Councilmembers recognized their constituents need the option to control how they die. We could not be more excited, proud,…
Dispelling Myths About Death with Dignity in Washington, D.C.
October 26, 2016
The Death with Dignity National Center strongly supports B21-0038, the Death with Dignity Act of 2015, as introduced by D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh. Attacks against the bill are based on the personal,…
D.C. Council to Vote on Death with Dignity
October 13, 2016
We are less than a week away from the Council of the District of Columbia’s most important vote of the year. After the Committee on Health and Human Services last week approved Councilmember Mary Cheh’s Death with Dignity bill, the…
D.C. Council Committee Approves Death with Dignity Bill
October 5, 2016
Earlier today, the Committee on Health and Human Services of the Council of the District of Columbia approved an important assisted dying bill. With their 3-2 markup vote, Councilmembers took a crucial step to providing District residents with more autonomy…
Hope, Fear, and End-of-Life Options in Maine
July 27, 2016
By Valerie Lovelace For the past several months I have been video-recording the testimony of folks in Maine who are facing terminal illness. Being entrusted with such intimate, personal stories is both an amazing and heart-breaking experience. Their courage and…
2016 Legislative Report from New York
June 21, 2016
Highlights from media coverage of Death with Dignity and related issues in the past week. Articles, essays, op-eds, editorials, and more.
Three Years Ago in Vermont
May 20, 2016
by Peg Sandeen, Executive Director * Three years ago today we watched Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin sign the Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life Act. With this signature, qualified terminally ill Vermont residents won the…
A Review of Dying with Dignity by Giza Lopes
April 29, 2016
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act was the first physician-assisted dying statute in the world. But efforts to legalize assisted death in the United States date back to the early 20th century. In her book, Dying…